Einstein

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Ein·stein ˈīn-ˌstīn

Albert 1879–1955 American (German-born) physicist

Einsteinian

īn-ˈstī-nē-ən

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einstein

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ein·stein ˈīn-ˌstīn

: the radiant energy of a given frequency required to effect the complete photochemical transformation of one mole of a photosensitive substance being equal to about 0.004 erg second times the frequency in question

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